Oprah Winfrey a global media mogul and one of the highest paid personalities in the world in her powerful commencement address to Spelman graduating class of 2012 was profound.
She highlighted excellence as one of the greatest mindsets of very successful people and her illustration was quite interesting,as she illustrated with eating out at @tacobell restaurant .
Though very simple but spot on.👌
So fast forward to this Thursday when my friend @wuraolaoduntan and I met up at a restaurant in Victoria Island for lunch ,I noticed the details and I couldn’t help but recall Oprah’s keynote address on my way home.
Somehow the exact thing played out.
We had been there before but this time it was different. The way the waiters paid detailed attention to us was remarkable and it was as though they could read our minds and our lips!😊 at the slightest need.😁🤣
We chatted happily on thier spontaneity as we could effortlessly spot ‘excellence ‘,having both worked with #multinationals for so many years we knew this as the heart of the core values for impact. She was the Country Manager and I was the Country finance Controller at @Etihad Airways ….🤣..(.Yes let me flex small nau 🤣)
Even in very little things people notice when you pay attention to them and they love it….just as we did😋
It was not only ‘the what’ they did that mattered but ‘ the how’…and this happens to be a significant aspect of performance appraisals in #multinationals.
Always put some thoughts into that which you are doing……whatsoever your hand finds to do ,do it so well and be flat out fantastic!👌 Grab it as though your last only chance .Ecclesiastes 9v9-10 (msg)
Be excellent, people notice you!
Let excellence be your brand,not just logo and colour.
Determine to use every experience, every opportunity to do the right thing and very well,
When you are excellent, you become unforgettable, people remember you and that is how you also stand out.
My friend went out her way to deal generously with the waiters….you needed to be there 😃
#illuminator
#excellenceisbae
#oprah‘s speech
#eating out!

A simple definition of gate is: A hinged barrier used to close or open a wall or fence. Gates can shut you out or in, I am sure we all know that fact😝. Gates hinder and prevent access. It is a point of entry into a space so also is your mindset.